2013–14 Rice Owls women's basketball team

2013–14 Rice Owls women's basketball
Conference Conference USA
2013–14 record 13–17 (6–10 C-USA)
Head coach Greg Williams (8th year)
Assistant coach Jae Kingi-Cross
Assistant coach Shane Laflin
Assistant coach Bianca Smith
Home arena Tudor Fieldhouse
2013–14 Conference USA women's basketball standings
Conf     Overall
Team W   L   PCT     W   L   PCT
#22 Middle Tennessee† 15 – 1   .938     29 – 5   .853
Southern Miss 13 – 3   .813     27 – 7   .794
UTEP 12 – 4   .750     29 – 8   .784
Tulane 11 – 5   .688     20 – 11   .645
East Carolina 10 – 6   .625     22 – 9   .710
Charlotte 9 – 7   .563     15 – 16   .484
Old Dominion 9 – 7   .563     18 – 16   .529
UAB 7 – 9   .438     16 – 15   .516
Florida Atlantic 6 – 10   .375     16 – 14   .533
Tulsa 6 – 10   .375     12 – 16   .429
Rice 6 – 10   .375     13 – 17   .433
FIU 6 – 10   .375     15 – 18   .455
North Texas 6 – 10   .375     12 – 18   .400
Louisiana Tech 5 – 11   .313     12 – 20   .375
UTSA 4 – 12   .250     14 – 17   .452
Marshall 3 – 13   .188     11 – 20   .355
† 2014 C-USA Tournament winner
As of 10:03, 1 April 2014 (UTC); Rankings from AP Poll[1][2]

The 2013–14 Rice Owls women's basketball team represents Rice University during the 2013–14 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Owls, led by eighth year head coach Greg Williams, play their home games at the Tudor Fieldhouse and were members of Conference USA. They finished the season with a record of 13–17 overall, 6–10 in C-USA play for a 3 way tie for ninth place. They lost in the first round of the 2014 Conference USA Women's Basketball Tournament to FIU.

Roster

Number Name Position Height Year Hometown
0 Breion Allen Guard 5–9 Sophomore Hoover, Alabama
3 Maya Hawkins Guard 5–6 Freshman Mansfield, Texas
5 Reem Moussa Guard 5–5 Junior Coppell, Texas
15 Megan Shafer Forward 6–0 Junior The Woodlands, Texas
21 Nakachi Maduka Guard 5–11 Junior Arlington, Texas
22 Maya Adetula Guard 5–10 Junior Mansfield, Texas
24 Elena Gumbs Guard 5–5 Sophomore Cibolo, Texas
30 Jessica Kuster Forward 6–2 Senior San Antonio, Texas
31 Christal Porter Post 6–0 Junior Germantown, Tennessee
32 Alyssa Lang Post 6–1 Sophomore Rockwall, Texas
33 Jasmine Goodwine Forward 6–1 Freshman Killeen, Texas
40 Megan Palmer Forward 6–1 Sophomore Katy, Texas
44 Adaeze Obinnah Post 6–1 Sophomore Aurora, Colorado


Schedule

Date Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (Attendance)
Regular Season
11/08/2013* at Prairie View A&M W 77–63  1–0 William Nicks Building (1,786)
11/11/2013* Texas Southern W 61–54  2–0 Tudor Fieldhouse (484)
11/14/2013* at McNeese State L 54–65  2–1 Burton Coliseum (719)
11/18/2013* at #9 Baylor L 46–79  2–2 Ferrell Center (6,516)
11/21/2013* Southern W 77–64  3–2 Tudor Fieldhouse (288)
11/23/2013* at #21 Michigan State L 68–81  3–3 Breslin Student Events Center (5,850)
11/26/2013* Sam Houston State L 74–79 OT 3–4 Tudor Fieldhouse (427)
11/29/2013* vs. Samford
(Omni Hotels Classic)		 W 57–52  4–4 Coors Events Center (2,302)
11/30/2013* at Colorado
(Omni Hotels Classic)		 L 58–75  4–5 Coors Events Center (2,171)
12/05/2013* Texas State W 74–61  5–5 Tudor Fieldhouse (333)
12/20/2013* vs. Houston
(Lone Star Showcase)		 L 54–67  5–6 Tudor Fieldhouse (311)
12/29/2013* at Lamar W 67–64  6–6 Montagne Center (608)
01/03/2014* Incarnate Word W 72–57  7–6 Tudor Fieldhouse (393)
01/08/2014 at Florida International W 59–41  8–6 (1–0) U.S. Century Bank Arena (409)
01/11/2014 at Florida Atlantic L 68–97  8–7 (1–1) FAU Arena (435)
01/15/2014 Louisiana Tech W 82–68  9–7 (2–1) Tudor Fieldhouse (426)
01/18/2014 Marshall W 74–68  10–7 (3–1) Tudor Fieldhouse (550)
01/22/2014 at East Carolina L 47–53  10–8 (3–2) Williams Arena at Minges Coliseum (794)
01/25/2014 at Charlotte L 53–58  10–9 (3–3) Dale F. Halton Arena (928)
01/29/2014 Tulane L 55–62  10–10 (3–4) Tudor Fieldhouse (402)
02/01/2014 Southern Miss L 58–74  10–11 (3–5) Tudor Fieldhouse (498)
02/08/2014 at #25 Middle Tennessee L 54–65  10–12 (3–6) Murphy Center (4,209)
02/12/2014 at Tulsa W 75–59  11–12 (4–6) Reynolds Center (486)
02/15/2014 UTSA L 61–63  11–13 (4–7) Tudor Fieldhouse (743)
02/19/2014 Old Dominion L 49–85  11–14 (4–8) Tudor Fieldhouse (261)
02/22/2014 at Louisiana Tech W 61–56  12–14 (5–8) Thomas Assembly Center (674)
02/26/2014 North Texas L 52–66  12–15 (5–9) Tudor Fieldhouse (334)
03/01/2014 UTEP L 57–72  12–16 (5–10) Tudor Fieldhouse (562)
03/05/2014 at UAB W 61–51  13–16 (6–10) Bartow Arena (334)
2014 Conference USA Women's Basketball Tournament
03/11/2014 vs. FIU
(First Round)		 L 65–85  13–17 Memorial Gym (1,842)
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. ( ) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Central Time.

See also

2013–14 Rice Owls men's basketball team

References

  1. ↑ "NCAA Division I Women's Basketball Standings - 2013-14". ESPN. Retrieved 11 Apr 2014.
  2. ↑ "2014 NCAA Women's Basketball Rankings - AP Top 25 Postseason (Mar. 17)". ESPN. Retrieved 11 Apr 2014.